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Pawpaws. Muscadines. Honeydew.

Those aren’t the ingredients you’d expect to see earning national awards, but that’s exactly what happened for one Mississippi brewery. Biloxi’s Fly Llama Brewing has been named one of the Top 10 Hard Seltzer Producers in the nation, bringing home four medals at the 2026 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship.

Walk into the historic Pineslab Shop in downtown Iuka, and you’ll find something you probably never expected to see: thousands of aprons hanging, folded, and carefully preserved inside the only museum of its kind in America.

There is a side of college football that fans rarely get to see.

Long before a player’s name appears on a roster or echoes through a stadium, coaches spend months getting to know him. They study film, make phone calls, visit schools and have countless conversations about not only the athlete, but the young man behind the highlights.

Across Mississippi, backpacks are being zipped, supply lists are being checked, and alarm clocks are about to make their annual return.

Nestled in the historic Cotton Row in Cleveland, MS, is an award-winning wood-fired restaurant, Leña Pizza + Bagels. Founded in 2023 by world-renowned chef Marisol Doyle and her husband, Rory, Leña is widely recognized for its exceptional wood-fired pizzas and was named one of the Top 22 Pizzerias in the United States by the New York Times and has been listed as a top pizzeria in the South and the U.S. by 50 Top Pizza and Southern Living. But Marisol began her culinary journey in Cleveland with fresh bagels.

One of the first times I met Calvin was at a local event. He had a table covered with watercolors, colored pencils, paper, and every kind of art supply imaginable, all there for children to use. He wasn’t selling anything. He simply wanted kids to sit down, create, and discover the joy of making art. Looking back, I realize that little table perfectly represented who Calvin was. He believed creativity should never be limited by someone’s age, background, or ability to pay.

Once a teacher, always a teacher, but the subject matter and students can change after retirement. Moving from elementary students to floral designing and working with adult floral designers has been a rewarding change for Wanda Norton.

There are days when it feels like Mississippi can’t catch a break.

Turn on the television, scroll through social media, or skim the headlines and you might think our state is little more than statistics, rankings, and stereotypes carefully dusted off and recycled for another news cycle.

Back-to-school season has a way of sneaking up on Mississippi families.

One minute it’s pool days, popsicles, and late sunsets. The next, parents are digging through supply lists, trying on last year’s shoes, and realizing someone suddenly needs an entirely new wardrobe after a summer growth spurt.

A Starkville couple is making their way across Mississippi one county seat at a time with a single goal: to pray over each community and encourage others to see the state in a more positive light. 

The calls kept coming as floodwaters spread across Stone County. Tim Davenport and Michael Graham had never responded to a natural disaster before, but they had something many stranded residents needed: a boat. 

America’s 250th birthday party may be over, but the summer fun is just getting started in Mississippi. In fact, several local summer celebrations are slated for this weekend, offering multiple opportunities for fun, food, and fellowship. 

The National Independence Day Parade takes place annually on July 4th in Washington, D.C., drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators. The massive patriotic event features invited marching bands, fife and drum corps, giant balloons, equestrian units, military displays, and celebrity participants, all celebrating America’s birthday. And this year, the Mississippi Christian University (MC) Marching Band has been selected as the only ensemble from Mississippi to perform.

There is a common misconception that art only exists in big cities, tucked inside towering museums or performed on grand stages beneath bright lights. Some people look at communities like Tupelo and see untapped potential, imagining what the arts could become here.

What in the world is the Froglevel Festival? Even better yet, where and when does it take place, because with a name like that, it must be fun. Right?

The quote “Bloom where you are planted,” has a new meaning and purpose through the Dream Foundation’s program, The Bloom…